README for "Filmmaking the Nation Great Again: Audio-visualizing History in the Authoritarian Toolkit"

Journal: Perspectives on Politics
Authors: Lisel Hintz, Jonas Bergan Draege

Software Used:
All analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel.

File Inventory:
- Dataset_Filmmaking the Nation Great Again.xlsx: Contains all data used in the quantitative analysis.
- Codebook_Filmmaking_the_Nation_Great_Again.pdf: Provides definitions and coding instructions for all variables used in the dataset.


Structure and Use:
The Excel file ("dataset.xlsx") contains multiple sheets, each of which corresponds to a different part of the analysis:

- "All Videos": Complete dataset of all 11,165 videos identified, with all the metadata and coded variables.
- "All Storytelling Videos": Subset of the 134 videos identified as "Storytelling videos", with all the metadata and coded variables
- "Popular History Videos": Subset of the 70 the Storytelling videos that include references to historical figures, events, or themes prior to 2002.
- "Overview of coded terms" - a sheet with summary statistics of the hand-coded variables in the dataset.
- "Term Frequencies - heroes" - a sheet with summary statistics of the values on the variable "who_is_hero", and the calculations used to generate figure 3 in the article.
- "Term Frequencies - enemies" - a sheet with summary statistics of the values on the variable "who_is_enemy", and the calculations used to generate figure 4 in the article.
- "Term Frequencies - historical reference" - a sheet with summary statistics of the values on the variable "historical_reference", and the calculations used to generate figure 2 in the article.
- "Timeline" - a sheet with summary statistics of the number of videos over time, and the calculations used to generate figure 1 in the article.


No separate command files or statistical software scripts were used in the creation of figures or tables; all calculations and visualizations were carried out manually in Excel using formulas and tables in the sheets referred to above.

Please refer to the codebook for full descriptions of variables and coding decisions.
